Sat Fats are a major concern for our society. Current intakes of saturated fat exceed public health recommendations – most of us eat too much saturated fat – 13% of our food energy instead of less than 11%. Rising levels of obesity also show that energy (calorie) intakes currently exceed energy requirements.
Both too much saturated fat and too many calories lead to serious health concerns, particularly in relation to heart health. If you can reduce your saturated fat intake it will help to reduce your cholesterol levels and help to achieve and maintain energy balance.
How to trim down the Sat Fat
Following the launch of the Food Standard Agency’s campaign, this feature discusses why sat fats are bad, where they can be found, how much we should be eating and how we can reduce sat fat intake in our diet.
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Why the average Brit eats 2,200 packets of lard
Highlighting the fact that the average Brit consumes 2,200 packs of lard over a lifetime, this news piece includes footage of live heart surgery of a patient who was consuming a diet excessively high in sat fats. It highlights the fact that 8 out of 10 adults and 9 out of 10 children are over-consuming on sat fats and looks at the diet of an average British family who are unknowingly over-indulging on sat fats.
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Before you tuck into another croissant, are you SAT FAT savvy?
This feature takes an in-depth look at saturated fat and the myths surrounding it. It explains the link between sat fats and heart disease and the fact that ‘weekend treats’ that are high in sat fats are resulting in the nation’s massive overconsumption.
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Full Scottish breakfast is recipe for cancer, warns professor
Professor Witold Zatonski, drafted in to help Scotland ditch its 'Sick Man of Europe' tag, highlights levels of saturated fat consumed in the region as a key contributor to its ill health. Zatonski says “the argument that butter and animal fats are healthy does not have any scientific basis”.
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'Why I'll never eat a fry-up again'
Dan Roberts recounts his first person view of the effects of saturated fat on the body as 48yr – old Ahmed Al Haj has open heart surgery.
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